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Suns guard Brandon Knight: I'm never going to stop
DALLAS – Brandon Knight takes a corner 3 and keeps on going.
One after another. Three makes, four, five in a row. After 10, he moves to
the wing and fires. No good.
“Ahh!” Knight groans.
BK在角落三分球的位置持續練投，一球接著一球，第三球，第四球，第五球......
當他移動到側翼的位置開火--沒進。
「噢！」knight喊了一聲。
Once again, Knight is the last off the court at the Suns' morning shootaround.
This is how it is most days, even after the sixth-year guard was benched to
get the team’s younger players on the court. Knight – who once appeared on
an All-Star path – hasn’t played since the All-Star break, a stretch of
eight games entering Saturday’s contest against the Mavericks.
“This is what I do,” Knight said after he fired the last jumper, his
teammates already boarding the team bus. “It’s what I’ve done my entire
life. It’s how I survive. It’s how I made it, so no matter what’s going
on, I’m never going to stop being the hardest worker.”
再一次，knight成為太陽早上練投時段最後一個離開球場的球員。這跟大半的日子一樣，
即使這位六年資歷的球員仍被放在板凳上，眼巴巴看著年輕球員被放上場。而這位曾經
一度被視為有 all-star 水準的球員，在明星賽後就再也沒有上過場。
「這就是我的做法。」在奈投進最後一記跳投以後，他的隊友們已經紛紛登上球隊巴士。
「我的一生都用這樣的方式去應對，這是我的生存之道。這是我的解決方式。所以不管
什麼事情正在發生，我永遠不會停止去成為那個最努力的球員。」
Knight just turned 25 in December. Sometimes that’s easy to forget. In 2011,
the Detroit Pistons selected him with the draft’s eighth overall pick. Since
then, he has experienced the highs and lows of professional basketball. After
two seasons in Detroit, the Pistons traded him to Milwaukee. During the
2013-14 season, he averaged team highs of 17.9 points and 4.9 assists.
The next year, Knight was so good during the season's first half that
then-Miami guard Dwyane Wade lobbied for Knight to replace him on the
Eastern Conference All-Star team. (Wade had to withdraw because of a
hamstring issue.) A week later, the Bucks traded him to the Suns in a
three-team deal. At season’s end, the Suns signed Knight – who had played
just 11 games with Phoenix because of injuries – to a five-year extension
worth $70 million.
有時候我們很容易忘記 knight 在 12 月的時候剛剛進入 25 歲。在 2011 年，活塞隊
以首輪第八順位選下了他。從那個時候開始，他已經體驗過職業生涯的高峰與低谷：兩
年後被交易到公鹿隊的他，平均可以拿下全隊最高的 17.9 分與 4.9 助攻。
第二年，由於 knight 在上半季的表現如此出色， Wade 一度推薦他遞補自己參加東區
全明星隊。一個星期後， knight 在三方交易中被送到太陽，並且在球季結束時，這名
因傷只在球隊中出賽 11 場比賽的球員就與太陽簽下了五年 70m 的合約。
Last year, Knight was not always efficient but productive, averaging 19.6
points and 5.1 assists. Before this season, coach Earl Watson named Eric
Bledsoe and Devin Booker as his starting guards, moving Knight to a sixth-man
role. It’s worked out well for Bledsoe and Booker, but not so much for
Knight, who provided scoring off the bench but not much ball movement.
Perhaps the most damning evidence: Before the All-Star break, with Knight
running the second team, the Suns averaged 18.6 assists, tied for last in
the NBA. Since then, with rookie Tyler Ulis running the second team, the
Suns have averaged 24 assists, which ranks seventh. Over the same stretch,
Phoenix's field-goal percentage has gone from 44.6 percent
(21st in the league) to 50.1 (second).
去年， knight 並不總是充滿效率，但仍有著穩定的生產：平均 19.6 分 5.1 助攻。
在這個球季，花生表示要讓雷獸跟書人擔任太陽的先發，所以把 knight 移動到了球
隊的第六人角色。對於雷獸跟書人，這是個好消息，但對 knight 顯然不是。他能夠
在板凳得分，卻沒有辦法有效的讓球權轉移變得流暢。
也許這個證據是最傷人的真相：在全明星賽前，由 knight 擔任替補控球的太陽隊場
均助攻只有 18.6 次，幾乎在聯盟中敬陪末座。而明星賽後，由 ulis 遞補他的位置
後，太陽的場均助攻就成長到了聯盟第七的 24 次，並且命中率從聯盟最低的 44.6%
（21名）成長到了 50.1% (第二名）
Knight’s approach during this stretch: “Just being myself,” he said.
“Trusting the type of person that I am and knowing that I always try to
do things the right way. This season’s been a little different, a little
difficult. An adjustment. I’m trying to do things the right way. Whether
I’m playing 30 minutes, 35 minutes, 15 minutes, 10 minutes or not playing
at all, I’m going to continue to be the hardest worker.”
At the trade deadline, Knight’s name surfaced frequently, but according
to reports, there wasn’t much interest, especially with more than $40
million remaining on his contract. Asked if he expected to be dealt, Knight
said he was ready for anything.
奈在這段時間的做法是：「就是做好我自己。」他說。「相信我是一個什麼樣的人，
並且知道我永遠走在正確的道路上。這個球季有一點不同，有一點艱難。有一些調
整，而我只是試圖在正確的方向上做事情。不管我上場三十分鐘還是三十五分鐘，
十五分鐘，十分鐘甚至沒有上場......我會繼續努力去擔任那個最刻苦鍛鍊的球員。」
在交易大限之前，奈的名字經常浮現。但根據報導，由於他接下來的合約仍有超過
40m 之高，所以有意者寥寥。當問及他是否期待著被送走，奈的回答是他對一切都
已做好準備。
“I’ve been traded twice already,’’ he said. “There were times when I
didn’t expect to be traded, there were times when I thought I might be
traded. It’s always an option. I knew there was a possibility I could
stay or be gone.”
Knight isn’t the only Suns player experiencing this. Veteran center Tyson
Chandler – a starter all season – also has been held out. Chandler has
taken on a mentor role. During timeouts, he often offers instruction to
Alex Len, who took his starting spot. Knight also has stayed supportive,
but in his own way.
「我都被交易過兩次了。」他說：「曾有那種我不曾預期過我會被交易的時刻，也曾
有那種我想我會被交易的時刻。這永遠會是一個選項，我知道我留下或者走人都只是
一種可能性。」
奈並不是唯一一個有此經歷的球員，老將 Chandler 整季都是先發球員，現在也待在
板凳末端的位置。老錢擔任的是導師角色，在暫停時間，他常常向 Alex Len 提供指
導，就像他生涯初期時接受的那樣。奈同樣也對隊伍有所支持，只是是以他個人的方
式。
“He understands the opportunity to play is going to come back around and
he’s going to be well prepared,’’ Watson said. “His mindset is to just
work harder. He has more time to exhaust his body instead of saving it for
games, and he’s taking advantage of that.”
Knight insists he has perspective. Others are out with season-ending injuries.
At least, he can continue to work. His confidence remains strong. When he
practices, Knight still believes he’s the best player on the court. He’s
thought that way his entire career. Nothing changes that.
“I’ll cheer the guys on and continue to just control what I can control,
be positive, be happy,'' Knight said. "I’m blessed to be in this situation
as it is. A lot of people can’t be here or even fathom to be here, so as
long as I just continue to work hard, those things will take care of
themselves.”
「他知道上場的機會總有一天會回來的，而且持續為此做著準備。」雞湯生對記者灌
著迷湯：「他的心態是透過更努力的工作，他有更多的時間來汲取自己身體的精力，
並且把這些鍛煉的成果保存起來以在將來的比賽中展現。他充分利用了這一點。」
奈堅持他的觀點，其他人的賽季提前結束都是由於受傷，而他至少還可以繼續工作。
他的信心仍然很強，當他練習時，仍然自認是球場上最好的球員。在他的職業生涯中
都是這樣看待自己，至今不變。
「我會繼續鼓勵我的隊友並且繼續控制我可以控制的一切：積極，快樂。」奈說：「
對這樣的情況下我仍保持信念，很多人沒辦法安於此處，亦或者無法為此感到高興。
但只要我只是在這裡繼續努力，這些努力終將有其回報。」
編按：QQ 真的很捨不得小奈......
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